In summation, out of the 64 books (not counting re-reads) I read in 2009, these are the ones I LIKED. I'm not sure I'd RECOMMEND them, but who the hell cares? For Whom the Bell Tolls , Ernest Hemingway Villette , Charlotte Bronte The Portrait of a Lady , Henry James The Catcher in the Rye , JD Salinger Valley of the Dolls , Jacqueline Susann Bright Shiny Morning , James Frey The Age of Innocence , Edith Wharton Ethan of Athos , Lois McMaster Bujold The Dragon Keeper... read more